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Actually, the Freemans (on p. 262 of their /John Payne Collier/; see my previous e-mail) mention the Middleton epitaph on Burbage as a forgery. Specifically, they mention it as being one of five "novelties" for which Collier gave no location or source in his /New Facts Regarding the Life of Shakespeare/ (1835), and which have never been seen since then, so that "posterity has judged them to be fabrications". Collier did say that he found the Middleton epitaph on Burbage "in a MS miscellany of poetry belonging to the late Mr. Heber", but such a poem has never been found in the Heber MSS. Nungezer was somewhat credulous, and his "Dictionary of Actors" includes a number of items described by Collier that are now thought to be forgeries. Dave Kathman [log in to unmask] On 10/19/2010 7:06 AM, A.J.Gurr wrote: > I believe that Middleton wrote a verse when Burbage and Queen Anne > both died, in which he commented that the actor's death evoked more > grief than the queen's. That is probably what collier was talking > about. I think it's quoted in Nungezer's DICTIONARY. > > I hope that's a useful guide. > > Andy Gurr. > > > On Oct 18 2010, Abigail Ann Young wrote: > >> PLease copy responses to Tanya as well since she is not subscribed to >> the list. Thanks! Abigail >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: a question for REED-L >> Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:52:31 -0400 >> From: Tanya Hagen <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> >> >> REED's London Theatres Bibliography crew would be most grateful for >> any assistance in tracking down an original source. In /Memoirs of >> the Principal Actors in the Plays of Shakespeare/, p 19, Collier >> refers to a manuscript epitaph entitled 'De Burbagio et Regina,' but >> provides no further information. As far as we understand, this is not >> one of Collier's notorious forgeries. Anyone knowing anything will be >> doing us a huge favour by getting in touch. >> >> Kind thanks, >> >> Tanya Hagen >> > >